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the densely populated 12eme arrondissement?Something occurs to me. Are the houses of south-east London no longer attractive for nesting in the eaves? What with roof insulation and loft conversions, perhaps the birds are being edged out? Ironically, the five

degrees of frosty weather in between. I like to think a deep carpet of snow, although clearly at zero degrees or less, is actually insulating plants below from even colder air temperatures above. Hopefully no harm will come to the perennials and bulbs

, where birds such as sparrows can hunt for caterpillars and garden pests. A clean bird bath provides them with water to drink and clean their feathers (which enables them to insulate themselves against the cold).There’s nothing like that in my garden

and to bathe. Keeping their feathers clean is essential, especially in winter, as damp feathers are easier to preen. Preening spreads oil and waterproofs feathers, insulating them from the cold.BirdsDragonflies breed in water and need submerged plants

it is and protect it with fleece, or shall I pot it up and put it in the mini-greenhouse which I plan to insulate with bubblewrap, or .... what do you suggest? I did take some cuttings earlier, but they didn't take, as I forgot to instruct the under

is running out this season.You could also plant out into soil now & they would cope over winter with no or minimal protection. Anything in pots, even in a coldframe, would be better in the cold weather if the pots are insulated- bubblewrap fine

months then was the grass still green when the snow went? How did other spring bulbs/plants fare? I can imagine oxygen/insulation might have been OK but what about light? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm intrigued! Not dumb chilli lover. It

transfer coefficients, thermal insulance and heat conductivity. And, of course, newts and other pond critters survive much worse weather than is thrown at them in South London.Part of me, however, feels very sorry for the poor beast (perhaps several of them

in wide birch forests, as those of you who have seen Dr Zhivago will know. Willows are fine, as are limes, hazel, oaks and most pines.Snow is actually good insulation and many herbaceous plants and bulbs are quite happy snuggled up under a snowy duvet

* could be modified for a green house. The joy is they get hot inside the insulated tube even on cold days from solar radiation, the catch is it would need to be hooked up to some sort of a big heat sink under the greenhouse. (Added benefit of heating